Katsina figure

Museum number:
2-72146
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
20 (previous number (donor's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4765
Description:
Wukoqala big forehead katsina (kachina); brown case mask with blue lines around eyes. Hour-glass under eyes. Red tubular snout. Red ears. Top of mask white with carved blossom and feathers. Two-feather headdress, green yarn ruff. Red sash and belt. White kilt (leather). Yarn and bells at knees. Brown fringed moccasins. Bracelet left wrist. Rattle right hand. Rabbit stick left hand. Fur tail. White body with 4 vertical black stripes. Turquoise bead necklace. A.L. Sahmie, carver.
Donor:
Lorrie L. Greene and Richard L. Greene
Collection place:
Eastern Arizona
Verbatim coll. place:
North America, United States, Arizona, Hopi/Tewa
Culture or time period:
Hopi
Collector:
Lorrie L. Greene and Richard L. Greene
Materials:
Feather (material), Fur (hair material), Leather, Wood (plant material), and Yarn
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Kachina dolls and Masks (costume)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
June 25, 2008
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
width 17 centimeters, depth 14 centimeters, height 39 centimeters, width 18 centimeters, and height 39 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Katsina figure, accession number 2-72146, described as Wukoqala big forehead katsina (kachina); brown case mask with blue lines around eyes. Hour-glass under eyes. Red tubular snout. Red ears. Top of mask white with carved blossom and feathers. Two-feather headdress, green yarn ruff. Red sash and belt. White kilt (leather). Yarn and bells at knees. Brown fringed moccasins. Bracelet left wrist. Rattle right hand. Rabbit stick left hand. Fur tail. White body with 4 vertical black stripes. Turquoise bead necklace. A.L. Sahmie, carver.

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